Reunited!

Maggie arrived safe and sound, although a little dazed and confused, tonight thanks to big efforts on behalf of my sister! Maggie has spent the last few months in Nova Scotia, first with my parents and then at my sisters. She has been well cared for, enjoying such luxuries as wet dog food, new toys, the lazy boy, the sofa and the beds (you get the point). I'm not sure that all were intended but she has been well taken care of and it has been much appreciated.

We are so happy to have her home and we feel now that our family is complete and together. Fewf, it's finally over. Lochlan was especially happy to see Maggie and I have put a picture below of their reunion, he truly missed his "Maggiedoos".

Curly

A photo and a video ... the video is an experiment so it may not work

A Beautiful Week

Well, this week has been beautiful weather-wise. Kind of a bad thing when you have to look at it out your office window at work, but I still have been enjoying it. I have been at work now to start to get really dangerous, and I intend to see how much I can stir up in the next few weeks.
I went to Tesco (local grocery store) today and the cashier was also a Canadian from Pembrooke. He retired from the military 10 years ago and retired here with his wife. It was pretty funny because he kept on visiting with me as the line to his till got longer and longer... I guess he missed some good old fashioned Canadian conversation. It was worth it though... he pointed out that they actually do sell proper ginger ale here, you just have to buy it in 5 oz cans... better than nothing!
We talked to Grampa and Grandma Kotzer tonight and are getting excited to have them down here. They will be down for quite a spell to look after the kids when Laura goes on rest. These days the kids can be quite a handful... hopefully they will have some time to enjoy the area! They get down on the 17th after a very, very long trip here. All told, more than 24 hrs of travel. Add the jet lag and they may not know which week, let alone day it is when they arrive. Should be an adventure though. I suspect Dad is a bit upset that I went with the Peugeot instead of the MG convertible but they should have a lot of fun on the Cornwall roads anyways.
Laura is doing OK, but the usual signs of a baby that wants to meet us a bit earlier than we would like are starting to show. She is having to take it pretty easy, and complete rest is soon to come. Please feel free to give her a call (011 44 1326 560 423) to chat so she doesn't go crazy with boredom (the rest thing may sound good, but only for a few days, then it is more like prison). Just ask us to call you back, as it is free for us to call Canada 24/7
The house is coming together slowly. A few more pictures on the wall and a few more things arranged and we should have more or less settled in. Hope this finds you all well, M.